A special education legal resource discussing case law, news, practical advocacy advice, and developments in state and federal laws, statutes and regulations. Postings include insight and sometimes humor from Charles P. Fox, a Chicago, Illinois attorney who is also a parent of child with special needs, and other guest authors. Email: [email protected]

July 09, 2018

No Fundamental Right to Read

I know there are so many things going awry these days and rights that were long recognized are being plowed over, and here is the latest example in Gary B. v. Snyder. Download No Fundamental right to read_decision. Some how you are expected to participate in society and have any kind of education without learning to read. We will apparently need a law to state the most fundamentally obvious points that participation politically requires reading, and if a meaningful floor of education is not provided, especially to the poor and people of color, that is a problem and represents an effective disenfranchisement.